When things fall apart and we're on the verge of we know not what, the test of each of us is to stay on that brink and not concretize.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

The true person is not anyone in particular. But like the deep blue color of the limitless sky, it is everyone, everywhere in the world.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

When we see the nature of the mind, we see that we are not our thoughts.

Every thought, every word, and every action leaves an imprint on our mind.

The highest truth cannot be taught except through the conventional truth.

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything.

The biggest prison is the one we build in our own mind.

If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay.

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

Freedom is not found in the absence of difficulty, but in our relationship to it.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

Since all things are empty of inherent existence, anything is possible. If things had inherent existence, nothing would be possible.

The mind is the forerunner of all things. Our present life is the result of our past thoughts, and our future life will be the result of our present thoughts.

Every sensation shares the same characteristic - arising, passing. Arising, passing. Learn to observe objectively.

We should find perfect existence through imperfect existence.

Dependent origination is not a theory about the origin of the world but a teaching that shows how suffering originates in dependence on our own mental processes.

The practice of mindfulness leads naturally to concentration. Concentration leads naturally to wisdom.

All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

The goal of the Buddhist path is not to add something to our existence but to discover something that has been there all along.

The farther you enter into truth, the deeper it is.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.